Chapter 27 - The Identity Unraveled
Clara drove through the blinding snowstorm toward the Montgomery estate, her mind reeling with wild terror.
She pulled her SUV onto the long gravel driveway, the headlights illuminating the dark mansion front.
She walked into the library where the patriarch sat reading a book by the crackling fireplace.
"Who are you?" Clara demanded, setting the newspaper clipping onto the coffee table in front of him.
The silver-haired patriarch set his reading glasses down slowly, looking up at her with unreadable eyes.
"You were always too smart for your own good, Clara," he said, his voice flat and completely devoid of emotion.
"Arthur Montgomery died twenty-five years ago in the English Channel," Clara stated, her voice trembling.
"I am his twin brother, Victor," the man confessed calmly, taking a slow sip from his glass.
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"And I built this entire empire to take revenge on the Sterling family for what they did to our bloodline."
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